Social Studies
Propaganda and Art of the Cold War
In this 4 week course, learners will explore the art and propaganda used during the Cold War.
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12-14
year olds
3-6
learners per class
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Meets 1x per week
Over 4 weeks
55 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
Week 1: What Was the Cold War? What is propaganda? How does history shape art, or does art shape history? Cold War (basic time line, definition, motives, countries involved, background), propaganda (definition, examples) Week 2: Art and Propaganda in the Soviet Union Nonconformist Art, Official Art, Lianozovo Group, Kropivnitskaya, Nemukhin, Masterkova, Bulldozer Exhibition, Perestroika, Glasnost, Union of Artists of Russian Federation, Soviet Realism Week 3: Art and Propaganda in the US- the CIA and the Abstract Expressionist Movement Children's Crusade Against Communism, Duck and Cover videos, the CIA and Abstract Expressionist Movement, freedom and art Week 4: Is Propaganda Art? Is Art Propaganda? Presentation of final projects. Review of various pieces of art and propaganda created in the Soviet Union and United States by the artists listed above. Learners will explain if art is propaganda, or if propaganda is art and their opinion on this important aspect in history.
I have a degree in history with a concentration in Modern European History, and as a 6-12 grade public school teacher for over a decade, I have taught several art history and world history to students in grades 6-12. The material in this 4-week course is based on research that I conducted on art and propaganda used in WWII Germany, conducted in 2006 under a special research grant through University of California, Davis. There is a similar application made to the same question that appears in the Cold War- is government controlled art truly art? To make the content appropriate for younger learners, and to develop it for a specific course, I allowed the learners four weeks to enjoy the content which is usually taught in a day or two to high school students. I also created more interactive, hands-on experiences to allow younger learners to fully explore propaganda and art of the Cold War.
Learners will have a final project to present in week four to demonstrate what they have learned. Learners will explain if art is propaganda, or if propaganda is art. They can present their findings by creating and discussing art or propaganda, or writing a short paper to explain their thoughts.
Learners will have a final project to present in week four to demonstrate what they have learned. Learners will explain if art is propaganda, or if propaganda is art. They can present their findings by creating and discussing art or propaganda, or writing a short paper to explain their thoughts.
55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
This course contains some politically sensitive material. We will be analyzing primary sources of art and propaganda from the Cold War period. I will carefully select images for the 12-14 year old age group, but the propaganda images especially deal with anti-Soviet or anti-American themes. I have taught middle school and early (9th/10th grade) history and social sciences, including analyzing art and propaganda around the world. In the past, I have included propaganda that was originally aimed at children of the specific time (for example, the "Duck and Cover" advertisements). This tames the images while allowing students to "see" themselves in history.
Teacher
Lisa MalickMA Teaching, BA Modern European History, BA Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
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41 completed classes
About Me
Hello! I am a 6-12 English and History/Social Sciences certified public school teacher in Florida. I have been teaching for twelve years, including four years in the synchronous online environment. Although I love teaching middle and high...
